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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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